Funny thread this one is turning out to be. lol
I have to agree with Touring Ted on the China thing - It's clearly unfair to say that every single thing manufactured there is crap! This is clearly not the case. There are many items made in China that are as good if not better than European made stuff. As Ted said, it's all about wage levels nothing else.
The thing I do get riled up about with the Chinese is that they blantently pinch ideas of others and copy manufacturing processes without regard to the inventor. This is out of order.
As for the battery - My £30 Ebay jobby is currently hooked up to my battery conditioner/maintainer on one of my XT's over winter. It will be interesting to see just how long it lasts compared to the standard OEM Yausa battery it replaced. The budget battery was NOT my first choice, I actually ordered a Yausa but the supplier messed the order up and sent the budget one (charging me a Yuasa price). I sorted it out and got a refund (but will never again get one on Ebay again). Some (normally foriegn it must be said) retailers just don't understand the principal of compensation when they mess things up - they think it's all okay just to refund a proportion of your money. It infuriates me....
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Triumph Bonneville 800 (2004), Yamaha XT600E (1999), Honda XBR500 (1986).
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